Eastern Redcedar

December 15, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re looking at the second holiday plant in our 3 part series. This plant is one of dozens...

Hollies

December 8, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re beginning a short 3 part series spotlighting some of our important Holiday plants! Today we’re starting with...

Bluestems

December 1, 2017

Today for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re examining another one of those ubiquitous Lowcountry plants. It’s a grass known commonly as Broomsedge, Bluestem, or Beard...

Myrtle Warbler

November 24, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re examining our most widespread winter warbler: they Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata). A bird affectionately referred to...

Wild Turkey

November 17, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re taking a look at a bird that’s a familiar sight this time of year, although usually not...

Groundsels

November 10, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re looking at a genus of flowering bushes known as Baccharis. Baccharis and the species within it are...

Wood Duck

November 3, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re focusing on one of our resident waterfowl, the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). The Wood Duck is a...

Indian Pipe

October 27, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, in celebration of Halloween, we’ll be talking about a ghostly vampire of the forest understory. An ephemeral hand...

Smooth Cordgrass

October 20, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re briefly talking about the most ecologically and economically important species in Coastal South Carolina: Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina...

Great Blue Heron

October 13, 2017

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re looking at the largest and most widespread of the North American Wading Birds: the Great Blue Heron...

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